A38 closed A388 → Tamar Bridge / B3271

Cleared Cleared at 21:56 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 11 min.

Road closure on the A38 at A388 → Tamar Bridge / B3271 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 19:45. Cleared at 21:56 after 2 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A38 · A388 → Tamar Bridge / B3271

   Road closed

   Wed 19:45–Wed 21:56 (cleared after 2 h 11 min)

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. Wed 19:45 TomTom: road closed
2. Wed 19:52 TomTom: road closed, “Tunnel closed”
3. Wed 20:53 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Wed 20:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Wed 20:56 TomTom: road closed, “Tunnel closed” (reported again)
6. Wed 21:56 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 21:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Closed
• Tunnel closed

Other recent incidents on the A38

• A38 crash northbound · yesterday 11:13, cleared after 58 min
• A38 closed · Wed 20:21, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• A38 stopped traffic Beer Lane → Gipsy Lane · Wed 19:59, cleared after 1 h 58 min
• A38 crash J6 · Wed 14:29, cleared after 3 h 45 min
• A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271 · Wed 03:23, cleared after 18 h 33 min
• A38 closed A379 → A380 · Tue 21:13, cleared after 4 h 48 min
• A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271 · Tue 20:44, cleared after 4 h 50 min
• A38 closed · Tue 19:46, cleared after 8 h 37 min

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